Political Animal News media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places Political Animal News on the right. We have seen it on 32 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Political Animal News biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Political Animal News on the right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Political Animal News left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Political Animal News on the right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is Political Animal News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Political Animal News are Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Political Animal News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Political Animal News’s own report linked underneath.
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will campaign with former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens in Detroit. This marks their first joint public appearance in months, with Rep. Jim Clyburn also set to attend a get-out-the-vote event.
Political Animal News reported it asHaley Stevens Endorsement Leaves Michigan Rabbi Warning Jews They Are No Longer Safe (opens Political Animal News in a new tab)
A federal judge has dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch. The case concerned a story about Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein and a sexually suggestive birthday letter. The judge found Trump did not prove actual malice.
Political Animal News reported it asDOJ's Last Shot At Stopping Alaska's Decoy Sullivan Just Died In An Obama Courtroom (opens Political Animal News in a new tab)
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked a lower court's order that would have compelled the State Department to open the 2027 Diversity Visa lottery. The court ruled the law firm suing the government did not have standing.
Political Animal News reported it asNinth Circuit Panel Sided With Trump On the Visa Lottery Tied to a Mass Shooting (opens Political Animal News in a new tab)
The Pentagon is initiating a plan called FORTRESS to ensure major US military bases can operate independently for at least 90 days. This initiative aims to counter risks posed by potential disruptions to civilian power grids and supply chains during a major conflict.
Political Animal News reported it asPentagon Spokesman Admits US Bases Cannot Survive War On Americas Own Power Grid (opens Political Animal News in a new tab)
Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, was arrested for allegedly using a sledgehammer to decapitate a figure on the Iwo Jima monument. Police estimate the damage to be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The suspect's motive remains unclear, with police reporting "multiple contradictory reasons" for his actions.
Political Animal News reported it asFederal Sources Revealed Why the Iwo Jima Statue Vandal Was Still in the Country (opens Political Animal News in a new tab)
Former Fox News executive Ken LaCorte has accused the network of ignoring corruption allegations against Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former Fox News employee now serving as ambassador to Greece. LaCorte stated the lack of reporting was a conscious choice by middle management.
Political Animal News reported it asTrump And Rubio Move To Fire Ambassador Guilfoyle Over Hidden Donor Payment (opens Political Animal News in a new tab)
European leaders plan to ask Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to reduce his public criticism of US President Donald Trump. They fear his sharp remarks could further damage Washington-Kyiv relations, potentially impacting aid and support.
Political Animal News reported it asTrump Answered Zelenskyy With One Word After He Called the Russia Deal Weak (opens Political Animal News in a new tab)
President Donald Trump is visiting Grand Island, Nebraska, for a campaign rally. The visit comes as Nebraska ranchers express anger over the administration's plan to increase foreign beef imports, a policy Senator Pete Ricketts has stated is not helping local ranchers.
Political Animal News reported it asTrump Picked Grand Island for His Rally and the Reason Exposes Everything Democrats Got Wrong (opens Political Animal News in a new tab)
Rahm Emanuel, former chief of staff to President Obama, has advised Democrats against pursuing impeachment of President Donald Trump if they gain control of the House. He suggested focusing on ethics reform instead, citing voter concerns about government corruption.
Political Animal News reported it asRahm Emanuel Begged Democrats to Skip Impeachment and One Democrat's Words Just Blew Up His Plan (opens Political Animal News in a new tab)
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor in the Cornell University gang rape investigation. The governor removed the local district attorney from the case, citing a lack of trust. Allegations from 2024 have resurfaced, contributing to palpable tension on campus.
Political Animal News reported it asHochul Handed An Unproven Rape Case To The Prosecutor Trump Calls Corrupt (opens Political Animal News in a new tab)
The Trump administration is distributing $500 refund checks to nearly one million Americans in 30 states. The Treasury Department began sending these payments on September 30, intended for individuals who purchased health insurance through HealthCare.gov and paid the full premium without federal subsidies.
Political Animal News reported it asTrump's Personal Letter Just Exposed What Biden Really Did To Your Obamacare Bill (opens Political Animal News in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has permitted the Trump administration to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own. The court will hear arguments on the policy in December, with three liberal justices dissenting from the decision.
Political Animal News reported it asSupreme Court Shuts Down Judge Murphy Trying to Block Deportation of Rapists and Murderers (opens Political Animal News in a new tab)
A federal judge dismissed Riley Gaines' Title IX lawsuit against the NCAA. The judge ruled the NCAA does not receive federal funding, making it exempt from Title IX. Gaines plans to appeal the decision.
Political Animal News reported it asBiden Appointed Judge Rules NCAA Exempt from Title IX After Men Beat Women (opens Political Animal News in a new tab)
The U.S. State Department is assessing how to share federal passport records with state, local and some nonprofit entities for voter‑citizenship checks. A notice could appear in the Federal Register as early as 22 October, and a recent Supreme Court ruling permits DHS to provide citizenship data to local governments. Democrats warn the scheme may produce false‑positive errors.
Political Animal News reported it asDOJ Just Revealed Plan to Search Every American Passport File to Purge Noncitizen Voter Rolls (opens Political Animal News in a new tab)
Democratic Senate nominee Adam Hamilton, running in Kansas, previously told his congregation to repent for their carbon footprints, including for eating beef. The remarks from a January 2020 sermon are resurfacing in the state, which has more cattle than people.
Political Animal News reported it asKansas Pastor Hamilton Told Church to Repent for Eating Beef and Now Leads Polls (opens Political Animal News in a new tab)
Five British nationals arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences near RAF Fairford have been released on bail. Police are considering all angles, including foreign state proxies, while US President Donald Trump expressed surprise at the bail decision.
Political Animal News reported it asIran Just Tried to Blow up American Bombers at RAF Fairford and Got Caught (opens Political Animal News in a new tab)
The Trump administration is cancelling nearly $1 billion in federal spending approved by Congress. The White House announced the move on Friday, citing a rare and contested authority to cut funding for immigrant services and diversity-focused initiatives.
Political Animal News reported it asTrump Uses Pocket Rescission to Gut 810 Million in Democrat Border Cash (opens Political Animal News in a new tab)
Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Donald Trump behaved like a 'caged lion' and was eager to return to the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner ballroom after shots were fired. The incident occurred in April at the Washington Hilton.
Political Animal News reported it asTrump Once Threatened Xi With a Double Big Mac but Thursday Night He Served Him This Instead (opens Political Animal News in a new tab)
Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, describing the encounter as 'very productive' and predicting that 'great things will happen'. The discussions reportedly touched on artificial intelligence, though specific outcomes were not detailed.
Political Animal News reported it asTrump Once Threatened Xi With a Double Big Mac but Thursday Night He Served Him This Instead (opens Political Animal News in a new tab)
A former Utah postal worker has been indicted for allegedly discarding over 300 mail-in ballots found in a church parking lot dumpster. Federal officials are using the incident to underscore claims of voting fraud.
Political Animal News reported it asUtah Postal Worker Dumped 300 Ballots in a Dumpster and Proved Judges Wrong (opens Political Animal News in a new tab)
Who says so
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How reliably it reports fact
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Mixed factuality
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Who owns it
- Political Animal NewsIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
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- Seen publishing on
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- Access
- Free to read
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 32
- Reports listed
- 32
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
32 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 7 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and Political Animal News ran the story anyway.
Across the 32 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Political Animal News: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 7 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 6 November 2026. Ratings pulled 9 October 2026.
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